File ID
A file's ID is its unique identifier. It is a read-only property.
It's good practice to save all of a file's properties in your code when you retrieve them.
A file's ID must be retrieved programmatically. It can't be retrieved through the editor or media manager. There are several functions that include fileId in their response:
Folder ID
A folder's ID is its unique identifier. It is a read-only property.
A folder's ID must be retrieved programmatically. It can't be retrieved through the editor or media manager. There are several functions that include folderId in their response:
Parent Folder ID
A file's or folder's parent folder ID tells us in which folder it is located. Usually, a parent folder ID will be a string of random letters and number, for example '7984b3c5454e4371aqbd4f4eedde96bc'. However, there are 3 parent folders whose IDs look different (these are their IDs):
'media-root'- this folder contains all files and folders in the root level of the Site Files tab in the media manager.'visitor-uploads'- this folder contains all files and folders in the root level of the Visitor Uploads tab in the media manager.'trash-root'- this folder contains all files and folders in the root level of the Trash tab in the media manager.
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